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The Detroit Jewish News, 1977-04-22

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20 Friday, April 22, 1977
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THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS

CHUCK BORSHANIAN

AND HIS

CARICATURES

If you will make yourself
a slave to the earth you will
have plenty of bread.
—The Talmud

Blacklisted Insurance Firms Are Revealed

England Mutual Life Insur- lity GenerakLife Insurance Government -Operations on
NEW YORK (JTA)—The
Co., Ford Life Insurance Sept. 23, 1976, as processing
ance Co., Penn Mutual Life
Arab blacklisting of 12 insur-
535-5340
Insurance., Phoenix Assur-, Co., Merit, Chapman & such letters of credit : Manu-
ance companies chartered
or licensed to do business _ ance ,Co., State Mutual Life Scott Corp., and The Aetna facturers Hanover Trust
Casualty & Surety Co.. Hart- Co., Bankers Trust Co.,
Assurance Co. of America,
in New York State threat-
Chemical Bank, Irving
Phoenix Mutual Life Insur- ford, Conn.
ens the financial security of
In his letter to Harnett, Trust Co., Morgan Guaran-
ance Co., Connecticut Gen-
tens of thousands of New
Elkin declared, "The let- ty Trust Co., European-
Yorkers who hold policies .. eral Life Insurance Co., Mu-
issued by these companies,
tual Life Insurance Co. of ters of credit issued by American Bank and Trust
the American Jewish Con-
New York, Provident Mu- buyers in Qatar who black- Co. Elkin said he had writ-
gress charged. The warning
Life Insurance of Phila- list the insurance com- ten Harnett on March 28.
in BIRMINGHAWat was contained in a letter to tual
delphia, and Aetna Life & panies named above are No acknowledgement or
New York State Superin-
processed by New York reply has yet been re-
Casualty, Hartford, Conn.
WILSON-CRISSMAN CADILLAC
tendent of Insurance
RES. 642-6836
CALL BUS. MI 4-1930
banks. These banks serve ceived, he said.
In addition to these 12,
1350 N. WOODWARD, BIRMINGHAM
Thomas Harnett.
***
nine other insurance com- as 'enforcers' of the black-
Jack M. Elkin, chairman
panies chartered by or list by refusing payment
of the AJCongress' New
doing business in New York against letters of credit is- Boycott Statement
York
Metropolitan
Council,
were
identified by name in sued by Arab buyers unless
Rosa & Louie
The Jewish Community
urged Harnett to move
a document issued last year the American shipper cer-
promptly to protect policy-
by the Doha office of the tifies that the ordered Council of Metropolitan De-
goods were not insured 'by a troit, the Anti-Defamation
holders.of 12 insurance com-
First National City Bank in
from
League of Bnai Brith, the
panies named on a blacklist
the Arab oil-producing state blacklisted company.
"The use of such a black- American Jewish Com-
prepared by Saudi Arabia.
are at Your service again.
of Qatar, Elkin wrote. The
The 12 companies barred
document, on the bank's let- list -is not merely repugnant mittee, the American Jew-
to American principles of ish Congress and the Jew-
from insuring Arab cargoes
terhead in Qatar, said:
shipped from New. York
"Please be advised that , free trade and non-discrimi- ish Labor Committee have
On Ladies', Men's & Children's Clothing
are: Citadel -Life Insurance
the insurance companies nation; it is also a direct endorsed a statement on
Co., The Home Insurance
listed below are blacklisted threat to the solvency of in- pending U.S. —anti-boycott
Co., Massachusetts Mutual
by the Israel Boycott Of- surance companies regu- legislation which was is-
Life Insurance Co., New
fices and in consequence no lated by you, directly affect- sued by the National Jew-
insurance policies or certifi- ing their financial health ish Community Relations
cates issues by them can be and thus jeopardizing the fi- Advisory Council.
The statement applauds
accepted by us. This list nancial security of tens of
therefore. forms an integral thousands of citizens of this the pending legislation,
part of the terms of our state who hold policies is- calls on Congress to close
"exceptions creating ambi-
sued by these companies."
above-mentioned credit."
'In addition to the First guity and potential loo-
The • nine additional com-
panies listed by the Qatar National City Bank, Elkin pholes", land asks for
Aluminum or Canvas
branch of the First Nation- said the following New strong rules and regulations
al City Bank are: Brager & York banks were identified from the -Administration in
• FIRE REPAIRS
Co. (Harry Brager Co.), by the House Committee on . enforcing the legislation.
• HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Cross Country Life Insur-
COMPLETE PARTY RENTAL • Tents • Chairs • Tables • Dance Floors
ance Co., Keck M. & Co.,
Inc., Monarch Fire Insur-
QUALITY AWNING & CONSTRUCTION
ance Co., The American
Road Insurance Co., Fide-
• FREE ESTIMATE
7937 SCHAEFER RD. • DEARBORN 48126
NEW YORK — May the Secretary of State Henry
government enter into A. Kissinger, Secretary of
agreements with foreign the Treasury William E.
nations that result in re- Simon, Secretary of
ligious discrimination Commerce Elliot
against American citi- Richardson and Secre-
zens? Do the courts have tary of the Interior
mow VINs 2 fiSlo on hundreds of fabulous fashion frames from world famous
the right to review such Thomas S. Kleppe from
dealings by the Executive implementing a 1974
c%\szyNe\% dike. \Nes St. tauTent • Christian Dior • Oscar de 1c Renta
branch? These are the is- U.S.-Saudi Arabia
agreement calling for
Pierre Cardin • Gloria Vandertx#
Oteg Cassini
XTia VT.6
sues in American Jewish
cooperation
between the
Congress vg. Vance, now
Z\cs*Noculs\erNbeTg • Pucci • Many Others. Whether it k; designer
two countries-in the fields
before
the
U.S.
Court
of
homes at a discount or single vision glasses complete for
Appeals for the District of of economics, technology
Columbia. In a reply brief and industry.
%19.90 .. Come to Thorne.
filed March 10 with the
The case was dismissed
court, the AJCongress
sought reversal of a Fed- April 28, 1976 by District
eral District Court ruling Court Judge Howard F.
dismissing its suit Corcoran on the ground
against four top federal that the case "presents a'
officials charging them non-justifiable, political
--
with violating the 'con- question."
stitutional rights of
In filing, its appeal, the
American Jews who are Jewish
grOup changed the
excluded from participat- names of
the defendants to
ing in government- the current
holders of the
supported programs in same positions:
Cyrus R.
Saudi Arabia' becauseof Vance, Secretary of State;
their religion.
W. Michael Blumenthal,
Secretary of the Treasury;
Asserting that the fed- Juanita M. Kreps, Secre-
eral government was a tary of Commerce; Cecil
"silent partner" in Saudi D. Andrys, Secretary of
Arabia's '``religious the Interior; and John E.
bigotry against Jews," Murphy, Acting Adminis-
the AJCongress asked for trator, Agency for Inter-
an injunction barring national Development.

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WASHINGTON—The
House voted 364-43 on
Wednesday to approve a
bill making it illegal for
American firms to -comply
with the Arab boycott of Is-
rael.
Rep. Clement Zablocki
(D-Wis.) chairman of the
House International Rela-
tions Committee described
advertisements that
claimed the legislation
would cost. 500,400 Ameri-

,

can jobs as "sheer non-
sense."
The legislation would
make it illegal to deny U.S.
citizens employment on the
basis of race, sex, 'religion
or national origin at the
request of Arab countries.
It 'would also outlaw pro-
viding information about in-
dividuals or groups as to
whether they support Is-
ta'el:" "

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